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Intangible Assets, Net and Goodwill (Tables) | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2015
Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract] |
Summary Of Identifiable Intangible Assets | The following table summarizes the Company’s identifiable intangible assets balance (in thousands):
| March 31, 2015 |  | December 31, 2014 |  | March 31, 2014
Intangible assets subject to amortization: |  |  |  |  |
Patents and purchased technology | $ | 14,198 |  |  | $ | 14,198 |  |  | $ | 14,198 |
Customer relationships | 23,000 |  |  | 23,000 |  |  | — |
Gross carrying amount | 37,198 |  |  | 37,198 |  |  | 14,198 |
Accumulated amortization: |  |  |  |  |
Patents and purchased technology | (6,994 | ) |  | (6,661 | ) |  | (5,664 | )
Customer relationships | (3,181 | ) |  | (2,227 | ) |  | — |
Total accumulated amortization | (10,175 | ) |  | (8,888 | ) |  | (5,664 | )
Net carrying amount | 27,023 |  |  | 28,310 |  |  | 8,534 |
Intangible assets not subject to amortization | 115,421 |  |  | 115,421 |  |  | 27,421 |
Intangible assets, net | $ | 142,444 |  |  | $ | 143,731 |  |  | $ | 35,955 |

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- Definition Tabular disclosure of amortizable intangibles assets, including the gross carrying amount and accumulated amortization and intangible assets not subject to amortization, excluding goodwill, in total and by major class. A major class is composed of intangible assets that can be grouped together because they are similar, either by their nature or by their use in the operations of a company. + References No definition available. + Details
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